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Distribution of Consumption Expenditure in East Asia

Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah - 2017

Using a new database of household surveys, this paper examines inequality among all individuals living in developing East Asia regardless of their country of residence. The East Asian Gini index increased from 39.0 in 1988 to 43.3 in 2012. Inequality increased during the initial decade,...

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Health Systems in East Asia : What Can Developing Countries Learn from Japan and the Asian Tigers?

Wagstaff, Adam - 2017

The health systems of Japan and the Asian Tigers--Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (China)--and the recent reforms to them provide many potentially valuable lessons to East Asia's developing countries. All five systems have managed to keep a check on health...

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Mangroves as Protection from Storm Surges in a Changing Climate

Blankespoor, Brian - 2017

Adaptation to climate change includes addressing sea level rise and increased storm surges in many coastal areas. Mangroves can substantially reduce the vulnerability of the adjacent coastal land from inundation and erosion. However, climate change poses a large threat to mangroves. This paper...

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Crisis and Contagion in East Asia : Nine Lessons

Kawai, Masahiro - 2017

The authors investigate the origins of the East Asian crisis and its contagion, examine the channels of contagion, and discuss policy recommendationsThey make detailed recommendations in the context of nine general lessons learned from the East Asian crisis. 1) Preventing crises and contagion:...

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Trade in Developing East Asia : How it Has Changed and Why it Matters

Constantinescu, Ileana Cristina - 2018

evolution of comparative advantage and productivity in each country. The third is the divergence between the relatively shallow … global value chains as crucial drivers of productivity growth …

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On the Allocation of Resources in Developing East Asia and Pacific

De Nicola, Francesca - 2018

Over the past decades, East Asia and Pacific's productivity has been gradually catching up with the frontier (the … United States), with China leading the pack. Productivity growth has been driven by sustained within-sector productivity … growth. Reallocation of labor to sectors with higher productivity, such as industry and services, also contributed to …

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Assessing Innovation Patterns and Constraints in Developing East Asia : An Introductory Analysis

Iootty, Mariana - 2019

This paper sheds light on key innovation patterns and constraints within a selected set of developing East Asian countries (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam). It follows a comprehensive approach about...

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Digital Innovation in East Asia : Do Restrictive Data Policies Matter

Ferracane, Martina - 2020

Digital technologies encourage companies to innovate with new processes, goods, and services, which ultimately enhance their competitiveness in local and global markets. This paper analyzes whether a wide set of data restrictions are negatively associated with digital innovation of firms. The...

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Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian Free Trade Agreements

Manchin, Miriam - 2016

The authors provide an overview of the preferential rules of origin in East Asia, highlighting the aspects that might possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with special emphasis on lessons from the European...

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Trade Integration in East Asia : The Role of China and Production Networks

Haddad, Mona - 2016

Production networks have been at the heart of the recent growth in trade among East Asian countries. Fragmentation trade, reflected mainly in the trade in parts and components, is expanding more rapidly than the conventional trade in final goods. This is mainly due to the relatively more...

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